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Ictyane Nutritive Emollient Cream

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Nivea Soft

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Ictyane Nutritive Emollient Cream

Nivea Soft

Body Lotions & Creams	Body Lotions & Creams
Daily moisturizers for soft and smooth skin.	Daily moisturizers for soft and smooth skin.
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Ingredient highlights

Ictyane Nutritive Emollient Cream

Nivea Soft

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Ictyane Nutritive Emollient Cream

Nivea Soft

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), glycerin, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), glyceryl stearate, peg-12, isohexadecane, microcrystalline wax (cera microcristallina), palmitic acid, stearic acid, crambe abyssinica seed oil, alpha-isomethyl ionone, benzyl salicylate, bht, caffeine carboxylic acid, caprylyl glycol, citronellol, dimethicone, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, limonene, linalool, paraffin, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, tocopherol, triethanolamine 14	Water, glycerin, mineral oil, myristyl alcohol, butylene glycol, alcohol denat., myristyl myristate, palmitic acid, glyceryl stearate, stearic acid, microcrystalline wax, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, lanolin alcohol, myristic acid, arachidic acid, oleic acid, polyglyceryl-2 caprate, dimethicone, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, linalool, citronellol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, benzyl alcohol, limonene, benzyl salicylate, fragrance

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Water (aqua), glycerin, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), glyceryl stearate, peg-12, isohexadecane, microcrystalline wax (cera microcristallina), palmitic acid, stearic acid, crambe abyssinica seed oil, alpha-isomethyl ionone, benzyl salicylate, bht, caffeine carboxylic acid, caprylyl glycol, citronellol, dimethicone, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, limonene, linalool, paraffin, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, tocopherol, triethanolamine

Water, glycerin, mineral oil, myristyl alcohol, butylene glycol, alcohol denat., myristyl myristate, palmitic acid, glyceryl stearate, stearic acid, microcrystalline wax, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, lanolin alcohol, myristic acid, arachidic acid, oleic acid, polyglyceryl-2 caprate, dimethicone, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, linalool, citronellol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, benzyl alcohol, limonene, benzyl salicylate, fragrance

Notable ingredients

Ictyane Nutritive Emollient Cream

Nivea Soft

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Limonene, Peg-12, Mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), Isohexadecane

Buffering: Triethanolamine

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Alcohol denat, Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Mineral oil

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Ictyane Nutritive Emollient Cream

Nivea Soft

Water (aqua)

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent